Commissioners Gold expects the Mollehuaca gold plant in Southern Peru, which is owned by its investee company Goldsmith Resources, to be fully operational by the end of June 2014.

Peru, reports El Comercio, is home to 208,895 vicu�as. This represents a 76% increase in the population over the last 12 years, meaning that more than 90,000 more vicu�as exists in Peru today than did in the early 2000s.  

Long term care of forests should be at the center of the next United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), set to be held in Peru this year, the Andean nation's Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal has said.  

Peru's Foreign Minister Eda Riva met Tuesday with Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), it was reported Wednesday.  

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala received the credentials from new ambassadors of Turkey and Austria during a formal ceremony held at the Government Palace in Lima on Wednesday.  

Peru's Chamber of Tourism has announced that they will ask officials to begin processes with the end goal of eliminating visa requirements for Peruvians entering the US.  

President Barck Obama met with Ambassador of Peru, Harold Forsyth, during the Conference to launch the Initiative 100 Thousand Strong at the White House. Watch the remarks of Amb. Forsyth at the end of the meeting.   

Deaths from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth in Peru has dropped 65 percent since 1990, showing improved health care services for mothers and children, according to a latest report from the United Nations (UN).  

When visiting Peru, don't miss a visit to the city of Cusco and the Sacred Valley. It is in this region where you can experience truly authentic Peruvian cuisine and sample more than seven ancient super-foods that were known to provide energy and sustenance for the labor-intensive life of the Incan warriors and farmers of long ago.